David was trained in Hebrew desert warfare from childhood, so he had few equals.

He was known to "circumcise" and collect the foreskins of Philistine soldiers on the battlefield.

That story I've never heard, although I am not saying I don't believe it. I would like to know where that reference came from.

Even in the those days there were "editors", and many added or left out parts of the original texts when they reproduced them. Who knows?

I did not mention that story in order to spark any kind of religion or history debate. I was only referring to being called a "Sheep Boy". I thought it was pretty funny, and it just brought to mind another "Sheep Boy", and I've always thought that the story was pretty cool.

I also referred to it is as "A very old story." I did not say it is fact or fiction. Proving either without a doubt would be very difficult, if not impossible.

I did not quote the Bible, only paraphrased the story.

I've been away for a couple days, and I found it very interesting the discussions that one little comment seemed to generate.